Smitten Kitten

26 Dec

Today’s Must-Read: 2011 (by Isa Garcia)

An excerpt of a better whole:

“Every once in a while, you will go through moments where the landscape is dull and where the world hardly looks like the paradise that was promised to you. You will go through points that are dry and through months – maybe even a whole year – where absolutelynothing happens.

But I hope you’ve figured it out by now. That nothing in life is arbitrary. That there is a bigger picture in the works that we will perpetually be blind to. And that, when life seems to be far too quiet, it just means that destiny is about to fall on you. It’s about to kick you in the face and smack you in the head. Because life is not static.

No. If life is a story then the plot is always geared towards moving forward. The magic always happens in the middle of an ordinary life. Our hero thinks he’s normal then something happens that changes everything. Who is to say that isn’t true for all of us?

Perhaps it’s not so much about waiting for something to happen as it is about making something happen. If my break has taught me anything, it’s that I’m officially ready to move again.

I’m going to take greater risks next year. I’m going to work on my future. I’m going to run through open doors and if the good ones are all locked, I swear to yank them off their hinges.

And despite all the initiative I promise to take, I also truly believe that 2012 will bring a lot of good mayhem without me even trying. Yup, I’m making it official: 2012 is going to be my year. 

Call me crazy but I really believe that my world is going to be changed next year – I don’t know how and I am definitely not prepared for it but I am, without a doubt, excited.

We’re all living different stories and we’re all walking through different seasons. And whether we’re taking over the world or taking time off, it’s good to remember that wherever we are is exactly where we’re supposed to be.

However your 2011 turned out, just keep going. Move your plot forward. What’s coming ahead might be either very dry or very ridiculous – or perhaps a fine mix of both – but in any case, don’t forget to be wholly there. Life doesn’t begin when something happens, it simply always is.

I likened myself to Harold Crick earlier in this entry. His realization at the end of the film is no different from mine at the end of this year:

“And so he did what countless punk-rock songs had told him to do so many times before: he lived his life.” Kay Eiffel, Narrator

Just live. And find delirious contentment in every season you step into. Because whether you’re standing still or moving quickly, what doesn’t change is that life’s a miracle. Let’s treat it as such.

I wish you all a very happy new year. Thank you for all the love.”

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